Saltburn
Writer/Director Emerald Fennell came out of the gate with a bang with her Oscar winning film Promising Young Woman. It was easily my favorite film of 2020. So I was…
Review: Radioactive
Who coined the term "radioactivity"? Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes? What husband and wife duo…
Review: A Private War
You simply can't paint all journalists and all of journalism with the same broad brush. A Private War reminds us of that. The film follows the last ten years in…
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Award Winning
Eastern European
Foreign
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish language
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Arty Chick’s Middleburg Film Festival Download 2018
Another year at a fabulous festival! I wonder how long this little Virginia horse country festival can keep it up. It's sure to burst its seams soon. This year's slate…
Quickie Review: Beirut
Beirut is a fairly standard spy thriller and political drama that takes place primarily in 1982 but still feels relevant and timely given the perpetual, seemingly futile efforts to secure…
Adaptation
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Comedy
Documentary
Drama
French
German
Netflix Original
Russian
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Arty Chick’s Middleburg Festival Download
What a great festival! It's my first year at Middleburg, now in its 5th year, but I was truly impressed by their selections. It's a small festival, as yet pretty…
Gone Girl
Gone Girl is very good. And, I suspect, it’s probably even better if you haven’t read the best-selling book by Gillian Flynn (which I did, about two years ago). It’s…
The World’s End
From the guys who brought you Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and Paul (2011)...That’s really all you need to know. If you’re a fan, then hustle on…